Thursday, September 6, 2012

Cling-on.

Over the last week or so, Alice seems to have entered the clingy baby stage. A kid who would normally play quietly on her activity mat or sit contently in her rocker now wants to be held. All the time. If I set her down to say, go to the bathroom, she starts shrieking like a pterodactyl until I am back in her eye sight or have picked her up. If I am making dinner or cleaning up the kitchen, I bring her rocker as close as possible so that she can see me and I can entertain her if needed. And I am lucky if she gives me five minutes. It makes getting things done around the house a bit difficult!

But she is so cute. And I love her so much. So this clingy-ness is fine. And I know that it, too, will pass. So when my back hurts or my arms are aching from carrying her all day, I try to remind myself that, someday, she won't want to be held and she won't want to be with me all the time. So I am cherishing these clingy moments because, someday, I am sure I will miss them.

Was/Is your baby clingy? I try to wear Alice in the baby carrier as much as possible when she's being clingy but sometimes Momma needs a break!

4 comments:

My 1 year old is a bit clingy at times. She is a MAJOR mama's girl and the older one is a daddy's girl. I found my oldest went through a clingy to me stage and then one day just switched to daddy and I was chopped liver. She still hasn't switched back. So I'm sure your baby will adjust to having you doing things, thought my 1 year old will still follow me everywhere, and I have a friend with a 2 year old who always wants BOTH parents around her 24/7. I sometimes wonder whether attachment parenting is creating a few little clingy monsters along with those happy, well adjusted babies.

My baby(4 months) is usually content to play by himself for a little while unless he's tired then he'll grab on like a little spider monkey and I have to peel his fingers open one by one because he's got my shirt in a vice grip.

And the pterodactyl noise? Us too. Pterodactyl is one of his nicknames.

I just love her beautiful face! And her cute little bare bottom! I just want to squish her, hold her and give her lots of loves. I agree, you only have a few months before your little one will be running around, being independent and not wanting to be held. So enjoy while you can, even though it's a pain right now. Wish I could be there to hold her and give you a break. Love you and miss you! xoxo